Monthly Archives: January 2011

4.30pm. Market Square, Nottingham Nottingham students again protested against scrapping the Educational Maintenance Allowance. I understand that the government plan to do this in September this year. Another rally was held in the square, before a short walk around the … Continue reading →

18th January Nottingham Crown Court [Day 17] From the first trial the previous 18 of the 20 defendant had already been sentenced on the 10th January. The remaining 2 had to appear at Court 5, Nottingham Crown Court today. The … Continue reading →

Students Protest Against Scrapping Educational Maintenance Allowance EMA. Meeting in the Market Square Nottingham at 12.00pm on Saturday 15th January, School and College Student gathered to protest at the Scrapping of the Educational Maintenance Allowance.  “nd demo this week, last … Continue reading →

Meeting in the Market Square Nottingham at 3.00pm on Tuesday 11th January, School and College Student gathered to protest at the Scrapping of the Educational Maintenance Allowance.  Students had earlier walked out at 2.00pm Nottingham Students Protested against scrapping the … Continue reading →

Over the last few weeks, 20 protestors had been appearing in Nottingham crown Court, accused of conspiring to shut down the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station. They were found guilty and were sentenced on the 5th January. Today was to have been … Continue reading →

Indymedia daily coverage of the progress of this trial: Ratcliffe Trial: Nottingham Crown Court,  November 2010 > January 2011 2009 Nottingham Mass Arrest of 114 Climate Activists in Raid in Nottingham http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/04/427471.html http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/04/427496.html 2010 Nottingham Ratcliffe Conspiracy Trial Begins [Feature] … Continue reading →

We are twenty of the 114 who were part of the biggest pre-emptive arrest in British history as part of the increasing legal drive which priorities the protection of polluting business, and not people. As the UN Climate talks in … Continue reading →

The Judge described Ratcliffe power station activists as “honest, sincere, conscientious, intelligent, committed, dedicated, caring”. That they acted with “highest possible motives”. The story so far ….. At the conclusion of the trial on the 14th December 2010, all 20 … Continue reading →